Middle East

Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist who was crushed to death by an American-made Israeli bulldozer on March 16, 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.

Israel has the dubious distinction of being the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes an estimated 500 to 700 children each year in military courts lacking fundamental fair trial rights.

With a landslide vote Denmark has become the first European state to publicly commit to supporting the soon-to-be-issued UN list of companies operating in or with Israel's illegal settlement enterprise.

With U.S. and other nations speaking out in support of a surprising protest movement shook #Iran in the new year, while new international sanctions are considered and enacted, Leila Zand takes a critical look at the movement.

“We will continue to stand up for peace and justice in Israel, occupied Palestine, and around the world.” ~ Kerri Kennedy, Associate General Secretary for International Programs at the American Friends Service Committee